What happened to Jack the Ripper's diary?

Answer 1

A diary surfaced in the 1970s that claimed to be written by the real Jack the Ripper. The book was written by an English buisiness man from the Victorian era named James Maybrick. Upon inspection the paper and ink were authentic and were a product from the right era. James Maybrick was the author of the diary but it was concluded a fake. Maybrick was an arsenic addict and had many physical problems due to his addiction. Most of JTR's crimes would have been impossible to execute with Maybrick's health problems. It was also proved that on the date that most of the murders took place Maybrick was not even in the country, let alone in London. The owner of the diary, and most ripperologists were disappointed to learn of the fraud. The diary was historic but not for the right reasons. Interesting fact:James Maybrick eventually died from acute and cronic arsenic poisening and although the entire community knew of his addiction, his wife was charged with murder, charges claiming she gave him a fatal dose of arsenic. She was imprisoned for many years and was finally given a full pardon by Queen Victoria. She moved to America where she lived out the rest of her life.